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LOT 0877
Eastern Roman Silver Ring with Garnet Cabochon with Eros and Goat
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.51 grams, 24.00 mm overall, 18.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Stepped bezel with applied granules to the shoulders, inset cabochon with intaglio putto riding a goat and holding a wreath in one extended hand in front; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx Roseberys, London, 30 November 2021, no.36 (Part).
Private collection, England.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 298, for type.
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LOT 0877
Eastern Roman Silver Ring with Garnet Cabochon with Eros and Goat
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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The term ichthys is the equivalent of the ancient Greek: ixθus, ichthýs ('fish'), used by early Christians to refer to Jesus Christ. For this reason, the fish symbol was very common in the catacombs of Rome. In particular, the ichthys is one of the oldest Christian symbols that has come down to us. Used covertly by Christians to mask their faith from Roman persecutors, when a Christian encountered a stranger whose loyalty he needed to know, he would draw one of the arches that make up the ichthys in the sand. If the stranger completed the sign, the two individuals recognised each other as followers of Christ. The symbol was also drawn on the doors of the houses of Christian families. Its use spread in the 3rd century to personal effects such as the ring offered here.
